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📚 Vocabulary That Actually Sticks (Without Changing Your Word List)

Working with my students (and my own kids) on vocabulary got me thinking, Why aren’t these words sticking? They could tell me the definition (most of the time), but a day or two later… it was gone. And if I asked them to use the word in a sentence, that was even harder. Sound familiar? The problemContinueContinue reading “📚 Vocabulary That Actually Sticks (Without Changing Your Word List)”

Effective Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary

Vocabulary can make or break comprehension in elementary reading. Read aloud books give plenty of opportunity to teach vocabulary, but chapter books introduce many new words at once, which can feel overwhelming for young students ðŸ˜…. But with intentional strategies, you can help students learn and remember vocabulary one chapter at a time âœ¨. Below are practical, teacher-tested strategies,ContinueContinue reading “Effective Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary”